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Elections in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Elections in Saint Pierre and Miquelon gives information on election and election results in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon elects on territorial level a legislature. The General Council (Conseil Général) has 19 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituencies Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Last elections

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Past elections

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